HSK 5 HSK C3/W3/V4
Correct
根
/ gēn /
Strokes
Definition
root/basis/classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings/CL:条[tiáo]/radical (chemistry)
Example
As a Noun
root (of a plant)
1
Huàn
换
pén
盆
shí
时
xiǎoxīn
小心
bùyào
不要
shāng
伤
le
了
gēn
根
。
Be careful not to damage the roots when repotting.
2
Bǎ
把
shù
树
liángēnbá
连根拔
qǐ
起
root out a tree; uproot a tree; pull/pluck up a tree by the roots
3
Gēn
根
hěn
很
jiān
浅
/
shēn
深
have shallow/deep roots
As a Noun
offspring; descendant
4
Shàngēn
单根
dúmiáo
独苗
sole/only male descendant/heir
As a Noun
root
As a Noun
solution of an algebraic equation
As a Noun
radical
As a Noun
root; foot; base (of a human bodily organ or an object)
As a Noun
root; origin; cause; source
As an Adverb
completely; thoroughly; root and branch
As a Noun
foundation; basis
As a Measure word
［for long, thin objects］